This chiffon cake is flavored with pineapple juice. It's an easy cake to prepare and bake, and it is a good cake to serve as a birthday cake or special occasion dessert. The cake is baked in a tube cake pan.
Make sure you use a neutral flavored oil in the cake batter. Safflower, grape seed, canola, and corn oil are all good choices.
Serve the cake with some strawberries or blueberries and a dusting of powdered sugar. Or drizzle dessert sauce over slices and serve along with pineapple slices. It's great frosted, too!
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups/9 ounces cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 5 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 3/4 cup pineapple juice, unsweetened
- 8 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Steps to Make It
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Heat the oven to 325 F.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
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Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
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Add the oil, egg yolks, and pineapple juice to the well. Beat with an electric mixer until the batter is very smooth.
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In a separate mixing bowl, combine the egg whites and cream of tartar.
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With clean beaters, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks.
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Pour the first batter in a thin stream into the egg whites, gently folding in just until blended.
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Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube cake pan; bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes. Increase temperature to 350 F and bake for 10 minutes longer.
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Invert the pan and cool completely.
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Frost with fluffy white frosting or pineapple buttercream frosting.
Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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264 | Calories |
13g | Fat |
33g | Carbs |
6g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 12 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 264 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 13g | 16% |
Saturated Fat 2g | 8% |
Cholesterol 87mg | 29% |
Sodium 310mg | 13% |
Total Carbohydrate 33g | 12% |
Dietary Fiber 1g | 3% |
Protein 6g | |
Calcium 100mg | 8% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |